NATURAL INGREDIENTS FROM THE EARTH

Far Eastern Textile Ltd. (FETL), founded by Mr. Y. Z. Hsu in Shaighai, is Taiwan's largest and most vertically integrated textile company. After half a century's continuous renovations, expansions, mergers and acquisitions, FETL not only ranks the top 30 textile manufacturers wordwide, but also is becomes the flagship company of the US $21.8 billion-asset Far Eastern Group which is one of the largest industrial conglomerates in Taiwan. With revenues of $6.2 billion (USD)and a work force of 30,000 plus in 2000, the Group holds diversified businesses including the world's top five polyester fiber producer, a 6 milllion M/T cement company, Taiwan's only 18-department-store chain and a 1.3 million DWT shiopping fleet.

With full operations of Fiber, textile (spinning/weaving/dyeing/finishing) and apparel divisions, as well as a complete product line of polyester fiber, filament, chips and PET bottles, yarn & piece goods, and knitted & woven goods FETL registered total revenues of $88 million (US)in 2000. With annual exports of $506 million US) to more than fifty countries woridwide.

Ingeo PLA Fiber start with an abundant, natural raw materal like corn that can easily and efficiently be reproduced each year.

This corn is put through a simple process to make plant sugars. The sugars are fermented in a process similar to making yogurt. Then the fermentation products are transformed into a high-performance polymer called polylactide, which is branded NatureWorks, Ingeo, fiber is extruded from this polymer.

The production and use of Ingeo means less greenhouse gases are added to the atmosphere. Greenhouse gases are the chief contributor to global climate change. Compostability and chemical recyclabiligy mean that under the rght conditions and with the right handling, the complete life cycle of production, consumption, disposal and reuse is neatly.

FETL diversify Ingeo PLA Fiber to all fields of spinning and nonwoven applications like fancy yarn, fiberfill, hygiene, wiper, binder, ect. for a worldwide market.